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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,091 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in Texas for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in communications at Texas Tech, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Women make up 69% of the communications majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in Texas. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in communications at Baylor, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 15 students majoring in communications at UIW, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in communications at UTSA, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in communications at SFASU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in communications at Tarleton, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325
New Mexico 129

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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